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APPLICATION FILED IMI- 5. IJl.

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ATTORNEYS.

IIIIIFIQI STATES FAFIFNIF @FFIFO SAMUEL VAN DERSAL, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGN- MENTS, OF ONE-HALF T0 H. L. HITCH, OF SAN FRANCISC, CALIFORNIA.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov.. 2?, 494'?.

Application led. January 5, 1917. Serial No. 141,893.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that SAMUEL VAN Danser., a citizen of the United States, residing at San Francisco, in the County of San Francisco and State of California, has invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combs, of which the following is a specication.

'Ihis invention relates to combs and more particularly to an improved device of this character provided with a removable base that enables the space at the bottom of the comb teeth to be readily cleaned.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a cleansable comb which is easily operated, but which at the same time produces effective results.

Another object is to so construct the device that there are no separate parts to become lost, or to be used in the wrong manner.

A still further object of the invention is to embody these features in a device that is neat in apearance and does notk differ in looks from the regular combs.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combinations7 and arrangements of parts as hereinafter described and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

Reference being had to the drawings forming a part of this specification:

Figure l is a view in elevation of la comb constructed in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged view in section through the same, showing the cleaning strip in position.

Fig. 8 is a view similar to Fig. 2, but with the said strip removed.

Fig. 4 is a View in elevation of one end of a modiiied form of the device.

Referring to thecorresponding parts in the several views by the same numerals of reference, l denotes in general a comb having the back 2 and teeth 3, and which 1s made of any preferred material. Between the teeth are the usual spaces 4, the bottoms of which I prefer to make on an inclination as shown at 5.

Centrally disposed longitudinally of the back 2 is a slot 6, which extends down into the same.

the teeth a short distance as clearly illustrated at 7 in Fig. 3. Denoted by 8 is a strip having the same thickness as the width of theslot 6, and which is adapted to enter this slot and be frictionally held therein. This strip may be of the same material as the comb, or it may be of a contrasting mae terial. For instance if the comb is made of rubber, the strip may be made of metal to secure greater' strength, and at the same time if the metal is of a contrasting color, a pleasing ornamental eifect is secured. rIhe strip is shaped to the contour of the back of the comb and is pivotally mounted in the slot as shown at 9.

Fig. 4 shows a modified form of the device, wherein the strip 8 is provided with a lug l0 projecting from each side. The comb back has a corresponding recess l1 into which these lugs iit when the strip is in its closed position.

I/Vhen in use, the dust and lint which in the regular comb is caught in the bottom of the teeth, in this comb gathers on the edge of the strip 8, which I make rounded as shown at 12. Now when it is desired to clean the comb, it is only necessary to re move the strip as shown in Fig. 1. By this operation the matter which accumulates in a matted oily mass in the base of the teeth, is freed from the edge of strip 8 leaving a clean space for a distance equal to the amount the strip extends into the teeth. The clean space thus left enables the bristles of a brush to readily remove the matted material, as they have a chance to get back of In an ordinary comb this material clings so closely to the base that it is very hard to brush out.

In the form shown in Fig. l, the strip is removed from the slot by irst inserting a pin or other thin instrument between the teeth and pushing outwardly on the inner edge of the strip 8, until the latter is moved a sufficient distance to be caught by the fingers. In the form shown in Fig. 4, the strip may be pulled out directly by taking hold of the lugs 10, and these lugs when the strip is closed make a tight iit in the recess 11 so as not to mar the appearance of the article.

While I have shown the preferred form of the invention it will be understood that IOU changes may be made in minor features of design and construction without departing from the spirit of the invention.

I claim as new and wish to cover by Letters Patent l. A comb including a back having a longitudinal slot formed therein, and a removable strip pivotally mounted at one end of said slot.

2'. A comb including its teeth and back and having a slot extending longitudinally of said back `and partly into said teeth, and a strip in `said slot forming a removable base extending into the space between said teeth.

3. A comb including a back having a slot formed therein, a strip pivotally mounted in one end of said slot, and means formed Copies of this patent may be obtained for 'inclined faces formed on the inneredge of said back and extending between said teeth, said back having a slot extending longitudinally thereof and into said teeth, and a strip in said slot coperating with said inclined faces to form a cleansible base.

In testimony whereof I aHiX my signature.

SAMUEL VAN DERSAL.V

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. 0. i Y 

